Trump calls on Venezuela to release jailed opposition leader Lopez

Reuters Staff

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Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez speaks to supporters before handing himself over in Caracas February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Venezuela to release opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who was sentenced last year to nearly 14 years in prison on charges of inciting anti-government protests in 2014.

“Venezuela should allow Leopoldo Lopez, a political prisoner & husband of @liliantintori (just met w/ @marcorubio) out of prison immediately,” Trump said in a Twitter post.

Trump held a White House meeting with Lopez’s wife, Lilian Tintori, and Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida on Wednesday.